ABSTRACT

The Routledge Handbook of International Criminology brings together the latest thinking and findings from a diverse group of both senior and promising young scholars from around the globe. This collaborative project articulates a new way of thinking about criminology that extends existing perspectives in understanding crime and social control across borders, jurisdictions, and cultures, and facilitates the development of an overarching framework that is truly international.

The book is divided into three parts, in which three distinct yet overlapping types of crime are analyzed: international crime, transnational crime, and national crime. Each of these perspectives is then articulated through a number of chapters which cover theory and methods, international and transnational crime analyses, and case studies of criminology and criminal justice in relevant nations. In addition, questions placed at the end of each chapter encourage greater reflection on the issues raised, and will encourage young scholars to move the field of inquiry forward.

This handbook is an excellent reference tool for undergraduate and graduate students with particular interests in research methods, international criminology, and making comparisons across countries.

1. Progress of International Criminology Cindy J. Smith, Sheldon X. Zhang and Rosemary Barberet  Part 1: Methods and Theories  2. Introduction to International Research Challenges Cindy J. Smith  3. Doing Criminology in the 'Semi-periphery' and the 'Periphery': In Search of a Post-Colonial Criminology Juanjo Medina  4. International Criminology: Qualitative Research on Polluted Actors Martha Huggins  5. Quantitative Criminology: Crime and Justice Statistics Across Nations Jan van Dijk  6. The Campbell Collaboration Crime and Justice Group: A Decade of Progress David P. Farrington, David L. Weisburd and Charlotte E. Gill  7. A Question of Good Governance? Developments in Crime Prevention Internationally Jacqui Karn  8. Transferring Wester Theory: A Comparative and Culture-Sensitive Perspective of Crime Research in China Lening Zhang  9. The Legacy of Interpol Crime Data to Cross-National Criminology Rosemary Barberet  10. Research Methods Overview: The Missing Pieces of Rigorous Research Cindy J. Smith  Part 2: Special Topics  11. Introduction to Special Topics in International Criminology Sheldon X. Zhang  12. The Impact of United Nations Crime Conventions on International Co-Operation Matti Joutsen  13. The United Nations and Criminology Slawomir M. Redo  14. International Criminal Courts Harry M. Rhea  15. International Identity Crime Russell G. Smith  16. Cybercrime and On-Line Safety in Cyberspace Roderic Broadhurst and Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo  17. Immigration and Criminology William F. McDonald  18. Trafficking in Persons Kristina Kangaspunta  19. Trafficking in Antiquities Blythe Bowman Proulx  20. Trafficking of 'Conflict Diamonds' Dina Siegel  21. Conceptualizing and Studying Organized Crime in a Global Context: Possible? Indispensible? Superfluous? Jana Arsovska  22. Hong Kong Triads Yiu Kong Chu  23. Ants Moving Houses: Cross-Border Drug Trafficking in the Golden Triangle Sheldon X. Zhang and Ko-lin Chin  24. The Production of Ecstasy in the Netherlands Melvin R.J. Soudijn and M.F.J. Vijlbrief  25. Drug Violence in Colombia Gipsy Escobar  26. The Basics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Mustafa Cosar Unal  27. The Ambivalent Role of Italian Prosecutors and their Resistance to 'Moral Panics' about Crime Riccardo Montana and David Nelken  Part 3: Criminology and Criminal Justice in Context  28. Introduction to Country Assessments Rosemary Barberet  29. Australia: The State of Criminology Judy Putt and Jade Lindley  30. Brazil: The State of Criminology Corinne Davis Rodrigues  31. Canada: The State of Criminology André Solecki, Nicole Crutcher and Stephen Mihorean  32. Cambodia: A Criminal Justice System in Transition Roderic Broadhurst and Chenda Keo  33. Chile: A Criminological Approach Joanna Heskia Tornquist  34. Columbia: Crime Trends, Criminal Justice, and Criminology in a Society in Turmoil Gipsy Escobar  35. Estonia: Crime, Criminal Justice and Criminology in a Changing Socio-Economic Context Anna Markina  36. Ghana: The State of Criminology in a Changing Society Obi N. I . Ebbe  37. Great Britain: Criminology and Criminal Justice Anne Brunton  38. Hong Kong: The State of Criminology Jianhua Xu  39. India: The State of Criminology in a Developing Nation Prasanna Poornachandra  40. Italy: An Overview of Criminology Rosemary Serra  41. South Korea: Current Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice Joon Oh Jang and Kyung-shick Choi  42. Mexico: The State of Criminology and Public Safety Mario Arroyo Juarez and Vernoica Martinez Solares  43. Nigeria: The State of Crime, Criminal Justice, and Criminology in a Failing State Innocent Chukwuma  44. The Netherlands: The State of Criminology Melvin R.J. Soudijn  45. People's Republic of China: The State of Criminology Liu Xiu and Jiang Tingyao  46. Russia: An Overview of Crime and Criminology Yakov Gilinskiy  47. Sierra Leone: The Quest of Justice and Social Cohesion Christopher E. S. Warburton  48. Turkey: The State of Criminology Ali Ozdogan